Council delegations

Council delegates some powers, duties and functions to Officers via these Instruments of Delegation:

  • Council to Staff
  • Council to CEO
  • CEO to Staff
  • VicSmart
  • Municipal Building Surveyor

Council delegates some powers, duties and functions to Council officers to effectively and efficiently carry out its business.  This is formalised through a written Instrument of Delegation.

The Local Government (General) Regulations 2015 requires Council to make available a register of delegations, including the dates on which the last reviews took place.    

The following delegations have been made by Council under section 11(1) of the Local Government Act 2020 and specific powers of delegation conferred on Council by other Acts. This Register is kept under section 11(8) of the Local Government Act 2020:

Instrument Details Date effective
S5 Instrument of Delegation from Council to the Chief Executive Officer(PDF, 145KB) 11/10/23
S6 Instrument of Delegation from Council to Staff(PDF, 4MB) 19/09/24
S18 Instrument of Sub-Delegation under the Environment Protection Act 2017 to Members of Council Staff(PDF, 245KB) 21/09/21
 C4 Instrument of Delegation from Council to the Hearing of Submissions Committee(PDF, 173KB) 20/04/21

 

The following delegations have been made by the Chief Executive Officer under section 47(2) of the Act and this Register is kept under section 47(7) of the Act:

Instrument Details Date effective
S7 Instrument of Sub-Delegation from the Chief Executive Officer to Staff(PDF, 2MB) 10/05/23
S14 Instrument of Delegation from Chief Executive Officer to Staff(PDF, 415KB) 10/05/23
S16 Instrument of Delegation for Bushfire Reconstruction Applications under the Planning and Environment Act 1987(PDF, 250KB) 04/10/21
  Instrument of Sub-Delegation from the Chief Executive Officer (Neighbourhood Amenity Local Law)(PDF, 316KB) 14/09/20

 

The following delegations have been made by the Municipal Building Surveyor under section 216B of the Building Act 1993:

Instrument Details Date effective
S12 Instrument of Delegation from the Municipal Building Surveyor(PDF, 2MB)                                                   September 2024

 

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